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Let's see... "Namba" is romanized as such according to the Traditional Hepburn, and as "Nanba" in revised and modified Hepburn. [[User:WhisperToMe|WhisperToMe]] 14:34, 7 January 2006 (CST)

:And guess what, it's pronounced [namba]. No surprise. - [[User:Zhen Lin|振霖]]<sub>[[User talk:Zhen Lin|T]]</sub> 17:55, 7 January 2006 (CST)

::Yes, but both spellings still have to be noted :)

::AND... If one says "Nan-ba" and "Nam-ba", there's not much of a difference. The spelling that the Library of Congress would use is "Nanba".
[[User:WhisperToMe|WhisperToMe]] 18:19, 7 January 2006 (CST)

:::But shouldn't we be using the dub spelling? [[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] 18:39, 7 January 2006 (CST)

::::Yes, we should.

::::What I wanted to do was this: Namba (Japanese, Nanba). The first is the dub spelling. The second is the Library of Congress way of rendering the name. [[User:WhisperToMe|WhisperToMe]] 18:54, 7 January 2006 (CST)

:::::Did you ever stop to consider that since even his ''dub'' name is Namba, that's what the Japanese writers intended it to be? This is like arguing over the correctness of ''Pikachu'' and ''Pikachyuu''. --[[User:Argy|Argy]] 21:50, 7 January 2006 (CST)

::::::Do I need to? No. I know that "Namba" and "Nanba" are both "correct" because two different kinds of Hepburn resolve to each.

See, original Hepburn = Namba
Revised Hepburn = Nanba

And this is what I wanted to do:
* Namba ((Japanese), Nanba)

I chose Revised Hepburn in the paragraphs since this is the U.S. Library of Congress' system. But outside the paragraphs, "Namba" is used.

You can always go with the original Hepburn preference for noting details (e.g. Nimpo) if you wish to. [[User:WhisperToMe|WhisperToMe]] 22:49, 7 January 2006 (CST)

I personally think that the distinction between ''Nanba'' and ''Namba'' is not important enough to note in the context of romanising Japanese. I will take the opportunity to point out that I have personally been to Namba, Osaka. All the signs there say Namba. (For what's it's worth, I've also been to Nihombashi, Tokyo.) - [[User:Zhen Lin|振霖]]<sub>[[User talk:Zhen Lin|T]]</sub> 00:30, 8 January 2006 (CST)

Say Dosent ''Invader Zim'' and ''JTHM'' creator Jhonen Vasquez voice Nanba because it says so on [http://www.tv.com/jhonen-vasquez/person/53332/summary.html TV.com's Jhonen Summary] - [[User:Bladez636|Bladez636]]<sub>[[User talk:Bladez636|Talk]]</sub> 01:17, 9 July 2006 (CST)
:Does he work for 4Kids? Or TAJ? If 4Kids doesn't even let Ryan Drummond do the voicework for Sonic even if he offers to move to New York, do you think they'll let any random guy (even the creators of shows like ZIM) come in to do voices? It seems that TV.com has a wiki-like system which means anyone can edit it, and due to its immense size and how terrible shows are with credits, squishing them into sidebars these days, anyone could've put him in there as Namba. It was Zoppi, no doubt in my mind, since he's a 4Kids actor. --'''[[User:TTEchidna|<span style="color:#FF0000;">T</span>]][[User talk:TTEchidna|<span style="color:#FF0000;">T</span>]][[wp:Echidna|<span style="color:#FF0000;">E</span><span style="color:#0000FF;">chidna</span>]]''' 06:58, 9 July 2007 (UTC)